I’ve spent a lot time in Lowe’s over the previous couple of days, and on considered one of my journeys over the past weekend, I occurred to wander down the tile aisle. I wasn’t essentially on the lookout for tile, however I like their tile after I’m in there as a result of their choice is significantly better than the choice at Residence Depot. I’ve form of had it at the back of my thoughts for fairly some time now that I’d like to do one thing within the laundry space of my closet to set that part other than the remainder of the room, and tiling the partitions could be the right means to try this.
I didn’t actually have excessive hopes that they’d have something that may work for my closet, however they did! One tile particularly caught my eye, and it was this stunning, shiny tile, the colour of which I’d describe as a light-weight grayish blue-green shade.
I bought 4 items and introduced them house hoping that they’d coordinate with the wallpaper, and whereas they don’t precisely match any of the colours within the wallpaper, I do suppose they coordinate superbly. They wouldn’t be proper subsequent to one another. They might be separated by a paint shade.
So my plan is to make use of this tile on the part above the washer and dryer, in addition to the entire wall with the window. That may deliver a separation to the laundry space whereas additionally tying the 2 sections of the room collectively.
So the tile would go on these partitions…
Whereas I like the tile with the wallpaper, I didn’t prefer it in any respect with the earlier two paint samples I had examined out for the room. So whereas at Lowe’s, I additionally picked up a couple of Valspar paint samples. Because it seems, they’d a a lot wider choice of colours within the blue-green household as properly. I introduced house a stack of about ten, after which in a short time narrowed it down to a few. I painted them on the wall in such a means that the earlier two colours would nonetheless present, so it appears to be like a bit complicated proper now. However the three new ones are the smaller rectangles, and from left to proper, they’re Annabelle, Matt on Monday, and Comfortable Shore.
Right here’s what Annabelle appears to be like like with the tile…
And right here’s Matt on Monday with the tile…
And right here’s Comfortable Shore with the tile…
From the start, I used to be rooting for Matt on Monday (the center one), for apparent causes. 😀 And I believe it’s my favourite with the tile!
If I select considered one of these colours, it’ll truly get me nearer to the ultimate mockup that my mother did for me, which is the one I favored essentially the most.
Within the meantime, I’ve additionally made a last resolution about what I’m going to do within the lobby. After I shared the paint samples I had chosen for the bed room suite lobby, a number of individuals urged that I carry the grasscloth from the bed room into the lobby. I actually pushed towards that concept initially as a result of, for some motive, I needed the lobby to be set aside as a separate area from the bed room. Plus, I had my coronary heart set on making that little hallway white with trim on the partitions and the ceiling.
So in my thoughts, if I used the grasscloth within the lobby, I’d need it to be completely different from the bed room. Not that I’d use a special grasscloth. That’s not what I imply. However I’d need it for use otherwise, as in, a full floor-to-ceiling software within the lobby, with the all white (creamy white) hallway with a number of trim, after which the bed room with the creamy white wainscoting on the underside and grasscloth on the highest.
However two issues stored me from going with that concept. First, it had been the plan to finally shut up the lavatory doorways and have a stable wall there. I didn’t need to put wallpaper within the lobby every now and then should redo it sooner or later as soon as these doorways are closed up. However only recently, I made the choice to maintain the doorways there and finally flip that room right into a storage closet for the master suite suite. So I not have to fret about having to redo wallpaper within the lobby sooner or later.
Additionally, we now have a cat. And that kitty has claws. I’d be scared to make use of grasscloth on the decrease elements of the partitions within the lobby as a result of she would inevitably notice that the grasscloth makes an ideal scratching pad. She already will get very curious each time I unroll the grasscloth, and he or she comes sniffing and rubbing up towards it. So I dominated the concept of a floor-to-ceiling software instantly and determined to go along with paint within the lobby.
However then the flooring have been completed. And ever since then, I’ve realized that I actually do love how the lobby flows proper into the bed room with out something separating the 2 areas. That completed flooring made such an enormous distinction in how I view these areas now.
So after giving it numerous thought and consideration, I’ve determined to hold the identical wall therapy — creamy white wainscoting on backside and grasscloth on high — from the bed room into the lobby and forgo the concept of separating the 2 areas with a white trimmed out hallway. Over the previous couple of days, I’ve gone from simply toying with the concept to being actually excited concerning the concept. That signifies that I’ll should buy extra grasscloth, and I used to be initially involved about getting grasscloth from a brand new dye lot. (I haven’t checked but to see if they’ve extra of the identical dye lot but.) But when I’ve to make use of grasscloth from a special dye lot, at the very least it’ll all be utilized in the identical space. I have already got sufficient for the entire bed room, so the brand new dye lot can all go within the lobby. That means, if there’s a slight distinction, I can simply chalk it as much as completely different lighting. 😀
And since I’ll not be separating the lobby from the bed room with a creamy white trimmed out hallway, that additionally signifies that I’ll be making a change to my plan for the doorway into the closet and laundry space. I nonetheless don’t plan to place a door on the closet, however I will probably be including a standard-height high door jamb and trimming out this doorway similar to I trim out the entire different doorways in the home. That’s no massive deal. It’ll simply take a 2×4, a few items of drywall, and a few drywall tape and dust to make that occur. And the work I paid the contractor to do on this doorway gained’t be misplaced as a result of the majority of what he did was reframe it in order that it was centered within the room and centered with the window within the room.
So with all of that stated, I obtained the grasscloth out and tacked it to the wall simply outdoors the closet in order that I may see it with the brand new paint samples. I’m nonetheless leaning in direction of Matt on Monday within the center. It’s undoubtedly a grayer blue-green shade than what I had initially chosen, which you’ll be able to see just under it. The unique shade I had chosen was Behr Clear Vista.
In order that’s the course I’m heading. Grasscloth and wainscoting carried from the bed room into the lobby, a closet doorway trimmed out with my commonplace trim, Matt on Monday on the closet cupboards, and a wonderful, shiny, grayish blue-green tile within the laundry space of the room.
All of my provides must be delivered tomorrow in order that I can get began, and the electrician will probably be right here on Friday. I nearly wired that outlet myself, however after speaking to the electrician about it, and sharing info with him concerning the dryer I’ve, he truly urged that I want new wiring in order that I can have a four-prong outlet as a substitute of the three-prong outlet I’ve been utilizing. So I’m not even going to attempt to DIY that myself. I’ll simply anticipate him to do it, after which I’ll have a working dryer by this weekend!
We’re off to a really sluggish begin, however issues are about to get rolling on this undertaking. As soon as every part is delivered, and the brand new wiring and outlet are in place, I can lastly get off the beginning block and get busy!
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I rework and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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